Bill Text: IL HB1377 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local units of government shall report to the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Department shall post on its official website all preferred truck routes under the local unit of government's jurisdiction which are not classified as Class II or Class III truck routes. Provides that local units of government shall report their designated truck route network or lack of truck routes to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include in its commercial drivers license curriculum and study guide, and in materials relating to obtaining or renewing a commercial drivers license, the distinctions between utilizing a truck-attributed global positioning system device and other non-truck-attributed global positioning system devices. Effective January 1, 2012.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0291 [HB1377 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1377-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0291 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Sections 11-214 and 11-215 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-214 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-214. Local government reporting. | ||||
(a) Local units of government shall report to the Illinois | ||||
Department of Transportation and the Department shall post on | ||||
its official website (i) all preferred truck routes under the | ||||
local unit of government's jurisdiction which are not | ||||
classified as Class II or Class III truck routes; and (ii) the | ||||
unit of local government's designated truck route network. | ||||
(b) If a local unit of government has no designated truck | ||||
routes or preferred truck routes described by subsection (a) | ||||
above, the local unit of government shall affirm to the | ||||
Department that it has no such truck routes.
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(625 ILCS 5/11-215 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-215. Secretary of State to provide information on | ||||
use of truck global positioning systems. | ||||
(a) The Secretary of State shall include in its commercial | ||||
drivers license curriculum and study guide the distinctions | ||||
between utilizing a truck-attributed global positioning system | ||
device and other non-truck-attributed global positioning | ||
system devices. | ||
(b) The Secretary of State shall develop a brochure | ||
regarding the distinctions between utilizing a | ||
truck-attributed global positioning system device and other | ||
non-truck-attributed global positioning system devices and | ||
shall make this brochure available at all Secretary of State | ||
facilities where an applicant may obtain or renew a commercial | ||
drivers license.
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